July 21, 2017 marked the ten year anniversary of the Michelle Drive fire that claimed the lives of Captain Matt Burton and Engineer Scott Desmond from Contra Costa Fire, as well as the lives of the two elderly residents of the structure.
After the fire, an investigative report … [Read more...]

We regret to pass on the Line of Duty Death of Firefighter William “Bill” Jaros, a Forest Service Firefighter for more than 12 years, most recently as a member of Engine 312 on the forest’s Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River National Recreation Area in California.
Last … [Read more...]

Sadly, these days, the "active shooter" run is more common than any of us would like. And more so than ever, fire / EMS departments are involved at different levels-from responding-to becoming the tragic victims.
Active-shooter incidents are a classic high-risk, low-frequency … [Read more...]

We regret to pass on to you that North Courtland Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Eddie Harris died in April (Delayed Report: 4-21-2017) due to a medical emergency.
Fire Chief Eddie Harris was working with his fire department at the scene of a training burn. Approximately … [Read more...]

This is some very interesting stuff that we wanted to share...including a short 4 minute video overview well worth watching.
Research that has lead to the improvement of how fire incident commanders lead major incidents has won an award for innovation in the United … [Read more...]

The Anchorage Fire Department said that a firefighter was severely injured during a training exercise yesterday (Monday).
In a brief statement, the fire department said fellow firefighters assisted and then transported the injured individual to a local hospital. No further … [Read more...]

As fire swept through a Hartford home in the early evening of Oct. 7, 2014, five firefighters inside the second-floor living room heard a commander's desperate radio call to "bail out."
"All units out of the building now."
Engine 16 Lt. John Moree would later tell … [Read more...]

A 29 year old 10 year veteran Macon County (Georgia) Firefighter is in critical condition after he was struck in the head by a hose line. It happened around 1600 hours Saturday, when Firefighter Darrell Plank was preparing to operate at a house fire in a rural area. While … [Read more...]

The Berkeley Fire Department, Cahill Multimedia, and EVALS Learning Management System today released an After Actions Video that explains the Channing Way Mayday Event.
The term Mayday was adopted by the Fire Service from the Maritime Industry and literally means ‘Help Me’ … [Read more...]

A Canadian coroner’s inquest into the 2010 training death of Point Edward (Ontario) volunteer firefighter Gary Kendall is looking at the safety procedures and training practices in place at the time of Kendall’s death.
Kendall was participating in an ice-rescue refresher … [Read more...]

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